This is an analysis of the poem A Joyful Song Of Five that begins with:

Come, let us all sing very high
And all sing very loud... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXb XcXc Xdad XXXX bede
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 11111101 111101 11110001 011101 11110001 111101 11010100 111101 11010111 111111 10010111 111111 1101101110 10101001 10111011010 1111010 110011101 110101 11010111 010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 129
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word and is repeated.

    The author used the same word and at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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  • summary of A Joyful Song Of Five;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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